In London at the 16th world Championships in athletics played another set of medals.
The legendary Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt has not been nice to say goodbye to athletics. In the final race in the career of 8-time Olympic champion in the final stage of the relay 4 by 100 meters was injured and couldn’t finish.
Crumpled was the care and Mo Lights, the legendary British runner 5 and 10 thousand meters lost to the Ethiopian Muktar Edris. The spotlight leaves the stadium and focus in the race for stayers race.
Sally Pearson in brilliant style won the 100-meters hurdles. The Australian six years later became world champion. Pearson reiterated the achievements of the Americans Gail Devers and Michelle Perry and became the third athlete, who won in this discipline more than once.
Oleksiy Kasyanov in the decathlon for two until the end of the competition claimed the medal, but the traditional problem with the javelin is not allowed the Ukrainian to jump higher than sixth.
Men
4 x 100 meters
1. UK (UIA, Gemili, Talbot, Mitchell-Blake) From 37.47
2. USA (Rodgers, Gatlin, bacon, Coleman) and 37.52
3. Japan (Tada, Izuka, Kiryu, Fujimitsu) – 38,04
5000 meters
1. Muktar Edris (Ethiopia) – 13.32,79
2. Mohammed Farah (Great Britain) – 13.33,22
3. Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo (USA) – 13.33,30
Javelin
1. Johannes Vetter (Germany) – 89,89 meter
2. Jakub Wadleigh (Czech Republic) – Of 89.73
3. Peter Friedrich (Czech Republic) – 88,32
All-around
1. Kevin Mayer (France) 8768 points
2. Rico Freimut (Germany) – 8564
3. Kai Kazmirek (Germany) – 8488
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6. Oleksiy Kasyanov (Ukraine) – 8234
Women
4 x 100 meters
1. USA (brown, Felix, Akinosun, Bowie) – 41,82
2. UK (Philip, Henry, Asher-Smith, Nate) – Is 42.12
3. Jamaica (Levy, Morrison, Face, Thompson) – Of 42.19
100 meter hurdles
1. Sally Pearson (Australia) – 12,59
2. Dawn Harper Nelson (USA) – 12,63
3. Pamela Dutkiewicz (Germany) – 12,72
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